- What is your greatest fear?
Isolation, maybe.
- What is the trait you most deplore in others?
Narrow-mindedness.
- What is your current state of mind?
Getting there. In process. Curious. Asking questions. Working on it.
- Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
“In the throes.” Very dramatic of me, and never really warranted.
- What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Getting ready with my friends for an outing/event, and winding down with them before bedtime.
- What is your greatest extravagance?
Orphéon from Diptyque. I am embarrassed of this.
- What is or who is the greatest love of your life?
Such a big question. My fun/less sentimental answer is Fiona Apple. She is my north star.
- What talent would you most like to have?
To be fluent in many languages! I think my world would open up.
- Who are your favorite writers?
Ursula Le Guin, Tommy Pico, Anne Carson, James Baldwin, Cormac McCarthy, and my father, among others.
- What are you watching right now?
Mary and George. And I am rewatching I May Destroy You.
- What do you consider your greatest achievement?
Anything I’ve done to make my parents and sister proud.
- What is your most treasured possession?
Written records of my past. My journals, and any cards/letters I’ve received.
- What do you value most in your friends?
Lightheartedness/humor, warmth, empathy.
- What was your first impression of Stephen? What was your first impression of Jacki?
I am going to combine these questions because I first encountered them as a duo, and what a duo they are. Smart, impressive, and funny. Stephen and Jacki clearly care about each other as much as they care about their work. It is a special thing to witness them bounce off of each other.
- What is your favorite restaurant in NYC?
Regrettably I don’t have an answer for this. I will have to consult the growing list of friends of mine who have abandoned me for NYC.
- What is your favorite restaurant in LA?
Daichan at the moment!
- What is your favorite city to visit?
I visited Berlin for a few days with a friend a couple years ago. I loved that trip. And Bologna, always in my heart.
- What excites you about joining Blaker & Granet LLP?
I am excited to be a part of a firm that is new and growing, and to do some growing of my own. I am humbled by the opportunity to support the Blaker & Granet LLP team as they provide crucial immigration services to their clients.
